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07/09/2012 ORIGINAL RESOLUTION NO. 15207 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDWOOD CITY SUPPORTING THE US 101 — WOODSIDE ROAD (STATE ROUTE 84) INTERCHANGE PROJECT AND SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR MEASURE A HIGHWAY PROGRAM FUNDING FOR THE US 101 — WOODSIDE ROAD (STATE ROUTE 84) INTERCHANGE PROJECT AND STATING THE ASSURANCE TO COMPLETE THE US 101 — WOODSIDE ROAD (STATE ROUTE 84) INTERCHANGE PROJECT WHEREAS, The City of Redwood City (herein referred to as "City") is submitting an application to the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) for $8,910,000 in funding from the San Mateo County Measure A Highway Program for the environmental and design phases of the US 101 - Woodside Road (State Route 84) Interchange Project (herein referred to as PROJECT); and WHEREAS, the US 101 — Woodside Road (State Route 84) interchange and surrounding intersections regularly exceed their capacity, causing queuing onto the freeway and on local streets; are challenging to navigate for people who walk or ride a bicycle along Woodside Road; and generally do not meet the operational and safety needs of the City of Redwood City, and WHEREAS, design alternatives may consider severing the connection between Veterans Boulevard and Woodside Road, and WHEREAS, the PROJECT is proposed to address the recurring congestion and operational and safety deficiencies, and WHEREAS, it will cost $9,900,000 to implement the PROJECT, and WHEREAS, the City wishes to sponsor the implementation of the PROJECT, and WHEREAS, the City seeks $8,910,000 for the PROJECT, and WHEREAS, on June 7, 1988, the voters of San Mateo County approved a ballot measure to allow the collection and distribution by the San Mateo County Transportation Authority (TA) of a half -cent transactions and use tax in San Mateo County for 25 years, with the tax revenues to be used for highway and transit improvements pursuant to the Transportation Expenditure Plan presented to the voters (Original Measure A); and WHEREAS, on November 2, 2004, the voters of San Mateo County approved the continuation of the collection and distribution by the TA the half -cent transactions and use tax for an additional 25 years to implement the 2004 Transportation Expenditure Plan beginning January 1, 2009 (New Measure A); and WHEREAS, the TA issued a Call for Projects for the Measure A Highway Program funds ATTY/RESO.2259/SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM US 101 WOODSIDE RD (STATE ROUTE 84) RESO. # 15207 REV:06-19-12 VR MUFF # 701 Page 1 of 2